Man sought in chase arrested

Jeromy Eutsler

A Branson man who was the subject of a police chase Wednesday was arrested early Thursday in a Lawrence County field, officials said.

Jeromy E. Eutsler, 37, was found hiding in a field in the 3700 block of Lawrence County Farm Road 1235 about 1 a.m. today, according to the Greene County sheriff's office.

The chase started about 4 p.m. Wednesday when Greene County deputies responded to a suspicious black Ford pickup north of Springfield.The license plate did not match the truck, and the driver of the vehicle fled from deputies.

Deputies pursued the vehicle about 40 miles before the chase ended off Lawrence County Road 2052, about four miles west of Halltown. The truck drove into the woods and the deputy could not follow in the patrol car. The deputy approached the vehicle on foot and took a female passenger into custody. The deputy discovered a 6-month-old boy was also in the truck.

The child was taken into protective custody.

The truck had been stolen from Aurora, according to the sheriff's office.

Canine officers assisted in the search. Eutsler was arrested for outstanding warrants and was booked into the Greene County Jail.

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Man sought in chase arrested

A Branson man who was the subject of a police chase Wednesday was arrested early Thursday in a Lawrence County field, officials said.